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Laptop Requirement for Medical Students

Photograph of a Lenovo laptop.

1:1 Laptop Initiative for Medical Education

In Fall 2025, all first-year medical students will receive a Lenovo laptop. These laptops are being provided to give all students the same level of access to technology that is reliable, secure and managed for use as both a student and clinician. In addition to providing this laptop, we will be providing some modules and resources to help you get the most out of the technology resources being provided to you.

Below are some answers to frequently asked questions we’ve received so far.

Frequently Asked Questions

Students will receive a Lenovo Thinkpad X1 2-in-1 G10. This is a tablet convertible version of Lenovo’s Carbon line of laptops. A Lenovo Yoga Pen will be included to allow drawing on the screen in tablet mode. 

  • Processor: Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 256V Processor (LPE cores up to 3.70 GHz P-cores up to 4.80 GHz /16 GB MOP)
  • Graphics: Integrated Intel® Arc™ Graphics
  • Display: 14″ WUXGA (1920 x 1200), IPS, Anti Reflection, Touch, 100%sRGB, 500 nits, 60Hz, Low Power
  • Memory: 16 GB LPDDR5X-8533MT/s (Memory on Package)
  • Storage: 512 GB SSD M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 TLC Opal
  • Wireless: Intel® Wi-Fi 7 BE201 2×2 BE vPro® & Bluetooth® 5.4
  • Battery: 3 Cell Rechargeable Li-ion 57Wh

Yes, the laptop provided must be used for exams and doing any work featuring clinical data or patient information. As the program becomes more integrated, there may also be software made available that the laptop should be used to run. While you may choose to use other technology to study, we hope you will review the upcoming module on using OneNote and the Office365 environment with Microsoft CoPilot to learn about features that may help you study. 

You will have privacy with your device and may use it for personal matters. The method of management, Intune, does allow our IT support staff control over certain settings for Microsoft Windows, but does not allow any access to your personal profile on the computer. 

We also recommend you use greater discretion when choosing what to install on the laptop to ensure no software you install interferes with the exam software or compromises the security of your device. Some examples of greater discretion include: 

  • Not downloading and installing software from third party developers you don’t trust 
  • Not installing cloud backup/storage solutions other than the Microsoft OneDrive 
  • Deleting any clinical or patient data you access after you no longer need it 
  • If you choose to install software for entertainment (messaging apps, Steam, etc.), disable the options for the software to automatically load when the computer starts up 

If you have technical problems or your laptop becomes damaged, you can bring your laptop to either the Jenkins Tech Zone on the 2nd floor of Roper Hall or the SOM-IT Walk-in Help Desk at MacNider Hall 137. 

Most technical support services are provided at no charge, but there is a $100 deductible for repair services handled by the campus Computer Repair Center. 

Laptop distribution will take place during the open house session on July 23. More information will be provided closer to that date. 

We will be tracking your feedback on the laptops and this pilot and will ask you to complete a survey to receive the laptop. We will provide more information about this survey closer to the distribution.

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